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Thursday, February 16, 2012

P.E.T.S. LLC was an important aspect of Sonic finding his way to his forever family with Emily. Thanks Kyle & P.E.T.S. LLC!

AdoptingSonic.

Author,Emily Booth

For the pasttwo years all I have heard about from my fiancé is how the first thing that wewere going to do as a couple once we had our own home was to adopt a dog.We have both always had a pet in our homesgrowing up and really wanted our very own.Before we even signed the papers on our first home we were searchingpetfinder and other similar sites for our perfect dog.After researching endless options – anyonewho knows me will tell you that I over-research everything – we decided wereally wanted to rescue a dog.We hadalready decided that a young, untrained puppy was not something we would havethe time for at the time and decided to start searching for a year or two old dogthat needed rescuing.I can’t even beginto count the number of rescues I contacted in Connecticut alone.We saw so many dogs online that they werehonestly all starting to blend together.Initially we had decided that we would only adopt a dog that was locatedin CT as we felt strongly about ensuring that we had a connection with the dogwe chose… I knew I would feel terrible if we had a dog transported here and itsimply wasn’t a good match.Then Jim sawSonic online.Something about hispicture jumped out at us, and for the first time we actually got excited abouta specific dog.I saw a friend thatevening and couldn’t stop talking about this goofy looking dog that we foundonline.I contacted the rescue thatsponsored the listing and was eventually led to speak with the foster family…inTennessee.I was hesitant but something told me I had tofind out more about this awesome looking dog.I spoke with Sheila (Sonic’s foster) extensively and the more shedescribed Sonic the more I knew this was the dog for us.I could tell that Sheila truly loved Sonicbecause of the passion she had when telling me all about him.I felt confident that she was being honestwith me about not only Sonic’s high points but also kept me informed on theareas he still needed training on.Itold her about our lifestyle and what we were looking for and in the end weboth decided that Sonic belonged with my family.So in the end, despite the fact that we wentinto the process not looking to transport a dog from out of state, that is whatwe ended up doing.We now have the mostamazing dog that we could have ever asked for.Sonic is happy, energetic, lovable, and is loving experiencing his newenvironment.We are so thrilled that wemade the decision to rescue a dog.Weended up working with rescue organizations, a foster family, and a transportservice that really cares about making sure that dogs receive the family thatis the perfect match for them.Transporting Sonic was extremely easy andrelatively stress free for all involved.Being able to view the transport service online eased any of ourconcerns.When Sonic arrived in Connecticut I could tellthat although he was a bit anxious, he was healthy and well cared for.I still remember hearing his adorable howlwhen they opened the transport door!Thetransport team ensured that each dog was united with their forever family andany questions were immediately answered.When we begin looking for a second dog for our family I will absolutelybe looking out of state for our next amazing rescue dog!

Emily Boothis Sonic’s loving forever mom and makes her home with her fiancé in Connecticut.

As Sonic’sfoster mom I cannot thank Emily and her fiancé enough for opening their lifeand home to a dog from another state, especially the South.When rescuers, fosters, potential adoptersand reliable transport services work together thousands of otherwise unwantedanimals gain a new chance at love and life!

A huge thankyou goes out to Kyle & Pam Peterson from P.E.T.S. LLC for saving over34,000 animals since 2004, and helping to connect Sonic with his foreverfamily.